Prayer of Shadow Protection

Prayer of Shadow Protection, a Priest Shadow Magic ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Shadow resistance by 60 for 20 min.", rank text Rank 1 to none. 1300 Mana, 40 yd range, instant cast, requires level 56. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Prayer of Shadow Protection tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Prayer of Shadow Protection

Rank 1 · Holy school

1300 Mana · 40 yd range · Instant

Requires level 56

Power infuses the target's party, increasing their Shadow resistance by 60 for 20 min.

Increases Shadow Resistance by 60.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Prayer of Shadow Protection

Holy school

1300 Mana · 40 yd range · Instant

Requires level 56

Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Shadow resistance by 60 for 20 min.

Increases Shadow Resistance by 60.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Power infuses the target's party, increasing their Shadow resistance by $s1 for $d.	Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Shadow resistance by $s1 for $d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 558, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 59, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 100, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 60, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 100, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
subtext	Rank 1	none

Prayer of Shadow Protection changes between Forever builds

In the Sep 24, 2026 build (vs Sep 23, 2026): changed rank text Rank 1 to none

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Prayer of Shadow Protection

Talents that affect Prayer of Shadow Protection

Items with Prayer of Shadow Protection

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Questions about Prayer of Shadow Protection

Was Prayer of Shadow Protection nerfed in WoW Forever?

Prayer of Shadow Protection is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Shadow resistance by 60 for 20 min.", rank text Rank 1 to none.

What changed for Prayer of Shadow Protection in WoW Forever?

Effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Power infuses all party and raid members, increasing their Shadow resistance by 60 for 20 min.", rank text Rank 1 to none. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Prayer of Shadow Protection in WoW Forever?

Prayer of Shadow Protection is a Priest ability in WoW Forever, in the Shadow Magic spellbook tab.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value